Role Overview
Leeds Children’s Hospital is seeking an enthusiastic, experienced and highly motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist Team Leader to lead our Children’s Nutrition, IBD and Gastroenterology Specialist Nursing Services. This is an exciting opportunity for an autonomous and confident nurse with extensive experience in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition and Service Leadership. The successful post holder will provide expert clinical care as a Nutrition Nurse Specialist whilst leading and managing the specialist nursing teams supporting Parental Nutrition (PN), Enteral Nutrition (EN), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and General Gastroenterology. Working within a nationally recognised tertiary gastroenterology service, the post holder will play a key role in delivery of high‑quality, patient‑centred care for children and young people across Yorkshire and Humber.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert clinical leadership within the Children’s Nutrition Service, supporting patients receiving parental and enteral nutrition.
- Line manage and professionally lead the Children’s PN, EN and IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist teams.
- Support the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, policies, care pathways, audit programmes and patient information resources.
- Lead the development and delivery of education and training programmes for patients, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
- Work collaboratively with local hospitals and community nursing teams across the Yorkshire and Humber region, providing specialist advice, support and education relating to Paediatric Artificial Nutrition.
- Actively contribute to the wider Paediatric Gastroenterology Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and participate in governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Provide clinical leadership for nasogastric (NGT) safety across Leeds Children’s Hospital, supporting ongoing education, governance and quality assurance to maintain the highest standards of patient safety.
- Support service development and innovation across Nutrition and IBD services, ensuring care is responsive, effective and aligned with local and national priorities.
- Work closely with consultants, allied health professionals, managers and wider MDT colleagues to identify service challenges and implement improvement plans where required.
- Foster a positive team culture that values professional development, continuous learning and staff wellbeing.
- Encourage colleagues to achieve their personal and professional development goals through mentorship, supervision and career planning.
- Encourage participation in regional, national and international professional networks relevant to paediatric nutrition and gastroenterology.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. We provide integrated specialist care and have a comprehensive development programme for Nurses. Our values and behaviours, collectively known as The Leeds Way, lie at the heart of everything we do.
Our trust values include working one team, being responsible, open and honest, and kind. Our priorities focus on people, improvement, innovation, partnerships and outcomes. The purpose of our trust is excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time.
Contact information
Name: Clare Hazlegreaves
Position: Matron
Email: clare.hazlegreaves@nhs.net
Phone: 0113 3923750
Sponsorship Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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